Bird of paradise plants are native to South Africa but are now found in mild climates everywhere. This plant provides dramatic blooms that resemble a bird with a crown. It is also known as the crane flower.
The true leaves on the bird of paradise so closely resemble those of a banana plant that the bird of paradise was once classified in the same family. It now has its own classification: Strelitzia reginae.
Bird of Paradise flower in our garden.
A view from the top shows the beautiful purple or blue petals. These heart shapes are the female parts of the flower.
Note in the beginning it has 6 orange or yellow sepals and two of the purple petals.
Then a day later more sepals and petals come out of the flower bract. There are always sets of 3 orange sepals to 1 purple petal.
Source of information from http://www.ehow.com/facts_7221039_structure-bird-paradise-flower.html
Gorgeous flower! Thanks.
Hi, it is. The colours are so vibrant.
How unique and colorful.I have never seen such flower.:)
Truly Unique Flower .
Thank you:)
a beautiful flower
😀
Thanks for sharing. Have never seen this flower..
I am glad to share its beauty.
It is beautiful!!
🙂 Glad you could pop in PPD
extremely beautiful
Gorgeous flower, really interesting post.
How lucky you are to have such an exotic visitor in your garden!
It really doesn’t seem like a bird —
Eeek! Of course I meant it really DOES seem like a bird!
😀 It is beautiful and only from certain angles it looks like a bird.